It was a common belief that rain on St Vitus’s Day, like rain on St Swithin’s, meant rain for a set number of days after. St Vitus gave his name to the nervous disorder called St Vitus’s dance, and in Catholic times fowls were offered on his feast to ward it off.
Rain on St Vitus’s Day
15 June
Lore and belief
It is a vulgar belief, that rain on St. Vitus's day, as on St. Swithin's day, indicates rain for a certain number of days following.
From Hone's Every-Day Book, vol. 1, col. 773. Read the original
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